2016 American Transplant Congress
Protective Effects of Nrf2 Over-Activation in Myeloid Cells During Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Correlates with Stat3 Signaling in Hepatocytes.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a consequence of liver resection and liver transplantation. The Nrf2-antioxidant response element pathway is a key mediator of cellular defense against…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of and Risk Assessment for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.
Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) events remain a major source of morbidity and mortality following liver transplantation (LT). This review evaluates the incidence of and risk assessment…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Liver Grafts from Donors with Very High Transaminases.
Department of Surgery, Transplant Division, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA.
Introduction: Traditionally, elevation of transaminases has been broadly used as markers of hepatic ischemic injury and crucial parameters for liver graft assessment. We wanted to…2016 American Transplant Congress
How Small Is Too Small: A Comparison of Access and Survival by Weight in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Introduction: Orthotopic liver transplantation is a well-established treatment modality for a wide variety of pediatric illness. With its associated technical challenges, paucity of size-matched allografts,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Limited Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Following Liver Transplant for Hepatitis B.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
IntroductionThe hypothesis of this study was that the long-term outcomes in liver transplant (LTx) patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) who were treated with nucleos(t)ide…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Preoperative Body Composition on Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Background: Skeletal muscle depletion has been shown to be an independent predictor of lower overall survival in various diseases. In surgical fields, however, the significance…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of DCD Livers.
Liver transplantation benefits registrants with MELD≥18. However, this benefit no doubt varies by donor characteristics, and the benefit of DCD livers remains unclear.Methods: We used…2016 American Transplant Congress
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Human Orthotopic Liver Transplant Biopsies.
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles.
Liver ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inflammatory event that contributes to graft dysfunction in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are responsible for…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Autotransfusion During Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Does Not Increase Recurrence.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
IntroductionAutotransfusion (AT) is rarely used in liver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients due to the fear of disease transmission. Leukocyte depleting filters (LDF) can…2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Sick Patients with MELD Score ≥ 35.
Background: The liver transplant candidates with MELD score ≥ 35 were very sick and with high mortality without liver transplantation. All these patients are in…
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